GUIDE TO WASHINGTON; Presented with the Compliments of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.
(1889). 8vo. 51 pp. Illustrated; 2 pp. map. Printed paper wraps. Minor discolorations on pages 8 and 9 from pressed flower, else a very good copy. More
(1889). 8vo. 51 pp. Illustrated; 2 pp. map. Printed paper wraps. Minor discolorations on pages 8 and 9 from pressed flower, else a very good copy. More
Springfield, [MA]: Printed by Edward Gray, 1794. First edition. 8vo. 17 cm. ix, [2], 12-191, [9] pp. Period full leather binding, tail of spine missing. Top of flyleaf torn off perhaps to remove signature. Stitching loose but holding. More
(Louisville, KY): Louisville & Nashville RR, (Poole Bros., Chicago, 1935). Promotional. Oblong folio folded to narrow 8vo. 63 pp. [text printed quadruple-column]. Illustrated from photographs, 8-panel color map, New Orleans to Apalachicola, railroad map. Vacation promotional describing towns along the coast. OCLC locates one copy (Harvard). Original color illustrated wrappers..... More
(Louisville, KY): Louisville & Nashville RR, (Poole Bros., Chicago, 1936). Promotional. Oblong folio folded to narrow 8vo. 63 pp. [text printed quadruple-column]. Illustrated from photographs, 8-panel color map, New Orleans to Apalachicola, railroad map. Vacation promotional describing towns along the coast. Apparently not recorded on OCLC (which does locate a...... More
(Louisville, KY): Louisville & Nashville RR, (Poole Bros., Chicago, 1938). Promotional. Oblong folio folded to narrow 8vo. 31 pp. [text printed quadruple-column]. Illustrated from photographs and line drawings, 8-panel color map, New Orleans to Apalachicola, railroad map. Vacation promotional describing towns along the coast. Apparently not recorded on OCLC (which..... More
[Baltimore & New York: Pride Mark Thomsen-Ellis Co., 1937] Dated from the mailing envelope. Tan paper wrappers, bound with thread at the left margin. 16 x 24 cm., frontis. photo, one page of text and 16 leaves of photo illustrations, printed on rectos only. Accompanied by a mailing envelope, addressed..... More
Wetumka, I.T. 1890's ca. 4 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. Photo mounted on stiff card stock, showing group of men, including a soldier in uniform, lined up on the porch in front of the H.H. Holman general store which was founded by Holman in his mid twenties. A smaller sign..... More
(New York? np, 1930s). 23 cm. Black felt-style paper folder, printed in red. Single sheet folded in quarters tipped in, with illustrated panels advertising the Hotel Presidente. Small printed slip tipped onto one of the panels promising a 20% discount for all rooms occupied to January 15th. Front cover mentions..... More
[Natchez, Mississippi: 1846]. Single sheet, folded to 25 x 20 cm. (1) pp. of text, internal pages blank, docketed on the fourth page. Old fold lines else a very nice example. A neatly calligraphic document, the marriage license, "State of Mississippi, Adams County, to any Judge, Minister, or Justice, lawfully..... More
Denver, CO: R. Hardesty Mfg. Co., (c1925). Catalogue no. 12. 8vo. 240 pp. Illustrated, plates, diagrams, tables. OCLC locates only this catalogue for this company, in three locations (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Delaware, Linda Hall Library in Maryland). Orig. decorated brown wrappers (eroded at head of spine); title in manuscript..... More
Boston, [MA]: Sold by L. Deming, wholesale and retail. No. 62, Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend Street, [n.d.]. Broadside. 23 x 16.5 cm. Caption title and two columns of verse separated by the imprint (printed vertically). Some wrinkling and light browning, but very good. More
Philadelphia, (PA): Wilmer Atkinson, nd [ca1910]. Broadside, 11 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, printed in red and black. The three publications are offered as inducements for subscribers of “Farm Journal,” established by Atkinson (1840-1920) in 1877 as a help to practical farmers within a day’s ride of Philadelphia, eventually growing..... More
NY: Donaldson Brothers (for the Carter Medicine Co.), nd (ca.1881?). Chromolithograph cover. Paperwraps, stitched. 15 cm. 32 pp. In text illustrations. Name stamped at the end of the preface. Faint dealer stamp on rear wrapper: "W.H. Stone, Dealer in Drugs, Books, Wall Paper, Paints & Oils, Portland, Mich." Promotional pamphlet..... More
(Sebring, FL: Harder Hall), nd [ca. 1930]. Promotional for the large inn which opened in 1927. 8-panel brochure folded to narrow 8vo. Illustrated from photographs, interior and exterior views, map. Touting the inn’s amenities and sporting possibilities. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Original illustrated wrappers. Very good. More
Habana: Ruiz, Barso Y Cia. G. Aquirre 46, nd [1930s]. Single printed brown sheet, 21.5 x 29 cm., folded in thirds to 10 cm. A promotional brochure for the hotel. More
[Miami, FL: Consolidated Tours, Inc., nd] (1930s-1950s). Advertisement, 38 x 15 cm., single sheet of manila paper printed in red on both sides, in various sizes and styles of type. Small photo illustration of a tour boat, 5 x 9 cm., also printed in red, on one side. A handful..... More
New York City: Boult Bros. [1865]. Small broadside, measuring 8 x 9 1/2 inches. Printed in various typefaces. A bit rumpled, but very good. A reconstruction era broadside. These lottery scams were very popular forms for parting people from their money. More
[Milwaukee: E.C. Kropp Co, ca. 1930?]. Color illustrated paper wrappers, stapled. 21 cm. One page of text on verso of front cover, [12] pp. of color illustrations, printed two to a page, each with a caption title. A very good copy. More
(Santa Cruz, CA: Santa Cruz Sentinel Print), nd [1915, from OCLC]. First edition. Narrow 8vo. (9) pp. Illustrated from photographs. Chamber of Commerce-style promotional for the county. Apparently not in Rocq. OCLC located two copies (California - Berkeley; California - Davis). Very good. Original illustrated cream wrappers (a little discolored)..... More
[In the field near Chattanooga, TN]: 3 August 1863. Broadside printed on a field press, 13 x 6 1/2 inches. Parrish & Willingham 993 (Emory). Not in Hummel or Allen's "Tennessee Imprints." OCLC locates two copies (Boston Athenaeum, Duke). Old light tideline through right half of broadside, some minor edgewear..... More
Charleston, 1864. 12mo. 4 pp. Conveys new directions for disbursing wagons and ambulances in the command, signed in type by Thomas Jordan as General Beauregard's chief of staff. Parrish 1284 (3 copies: GEU, GM, ViRC). Foxed, inner margin darkened by mounting residue, several short tears not touching text. More
Baltimore, MD: Brown Chemical Co., National Bureau of Engraving, Philada, (PA), ca. 1880's. Single sheet, 4 1/2 by 9 in., printed on both sides and folded in thirds. Image of a fluffy dog seated on a chair next to a baby in a cradle, on the title panel; another panel..... More
Louisville, KY: Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Ry. Co. (Courier-Journal Job Print, Louisville), 1904. Promotional (“Come to Kentucky … [for the] Homeseeker, Laborer, Capitalist”). 12-panel brochure, folding to narrow 8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Two panels for wrappers and ten panels of promotional text, featuring education, business and industry, agricultural opportunities..... More
Hammond, IN: Joseph E. Meyer, 1922. Black lettered tan paper wraps, stapled. Pictorial illustration on front wrapper, trademark advertisement for Indiana Herbs on rear wrapper. 17 x 6.5 cm. 96 pp., with small in text Illustrations and an index. Catalogue of products compiled by the company INDIANA HERBS. A very..... More
Hammond, IN: Joseph E. Meyer, 1922. Black lettered tan paper wraps, stapled. Pictorial illustration on front wrapper, advertisement for Eucamint Liquid and its various uses, plus a small ad for "No. 415- Foot Ease," on rear wrapper. 16 x 6.5 cm. 128 pp. with small in text illustrations and an..... More